The name 'Yellowskin' presumably derives from the aged and decayed condition of the book, suggesting that the records of the Tooks were recorded on vellum, or some other form of parchment made from skin.

The name 'Yellowskin' presumably derives from the aged and decayed condition of the book, suggesting that the records of the Tooks were recorded on vellum, or some other form of parchment made from skin.

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In the second version of [[Appendix F]], the official name of the book popularly called ''Yellowskin'' was ''The Great Writ of Tuckborough'' and it was supposed to be nearly a thousand years old.<ref>{{PM|Languages}}, p. 40</ref>

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It contained chronicles of the Took family, including marriages, births and deaths, but also legal details and references to important events in the Shire as a whole. Yellowskin became a source for much of the historical information, especially about the Tooks, to find its way into the Red Book of Westmarch.[1]

Etymology

The name 'Yellowskin' presumably derives from the aged and decayed condition of the book, suggesting that the records of the Tooks were recorded on vellum, or some other form of parchment made from skin.

Other Versions of the Legendarium

In the second version of Appendix F, the official name of the book popularly called Yellowskin was The Great Writ of Tuckborough and it was supposed to be nearly a thousand years old.[2]